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PEROIVAL EVERITT, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

CHECKING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 359,924, dated March 22, 1887,

Application filed January 28,1880. Serial No. 100,006.

(No model.) Patented in England August 13,1885, No. 0,659; in France January 13, 1886, No. 173,512; in Belgium January 19, 1886, No. 71,694; in Sweden February 5, 1886,No. 68' in Canada Feb- I ruary 19, 1886. No. 23,463; in Victoria March 17,1886,l\"o, 4,470; in Tasmania March 20, 1886, No, 396/9; in South Australia March 22, 1886, N0. 663; in Portugal Mai-ch24, 1886, Nov 1,031; in Brazil March 27, 1886, No. 310,- in Italy March 31, 1886, XX, 19,458, and XXXVIII, 3-12; in New Zealand April 2, 1886, No. 1,776; in India March 19 and April 8,1886, N0. ill/406; in New South \Va-lcs June 3, 1886, No, 1,846; in Germany June 12,1886, No. 38,318. and in Austria-Hungary July 2, 1886, No.

4,237 and No. 29,542.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PEROIVAL EVERITT, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at London, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Checking Apparatus, (for which I have obtained patents in the following countries, namely: in Great Britain by Letters Patent No. 9,659, dated August 13, 1885; France, No. 173,512, dated January 13, 1886; Belgium, No. 71,694, dated January 19, 1886; Sweden, No. 684, dated February 5, 1886; Canada, No. 23,463, dated February 19, 1886; Victoria, No. 4,470, dated March 17, 1886; India, Register N0. 31, dated April 8, 1886, and No. 406, dated March 19, 1886; Tasmania, No. 396 9, dated March 20, 1886; South Australia, No. 663, dated March 22, 1886; Portugal, No. 1,031, dated March 24, 1886; Brazil, No. 340, dated March 27, 1886; Italy, Vol. XX, No. 19,458, and Vol. XXXVIII, No. 342, dated March 31,1886; New Zealand, No. 1,776, dated April 2, 1886; New South ales, by Letters of Registration No. 1,849, dated June 2, 1886; Germany, by Letters Patent No. 38,318, dated June 12, 1886, andin Austria-Hungary, No. 4,237 and No. 29,542, dated July 2, 1886,) of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved apparatus for preventing, as far as possible, fraud on the part of persons employed to receive money, such us omnibus and tram-ear conductors, theater-attendants, and the like. A

By my improved apparatus tickets or re ceipts for money paid are delivered, as hereinafter described, from a reel of paper, (or suitable matcriaL) such paper or other material being divided or marked off in spaces of equal length, which said spaces may be consecutively numbered, say from 1 to 1,000, or as may be found desirable. The said spaces on the reel of paper may be also further marked with the amount of money the attendant is to receive for the said ticket or space of paper. The apparatus also enables the user to cut off the delivered length of paper at the end of each division, 'so that one or more divisions may be delivered before it is cut off. This will be found desirable where the user of the apparatus is required to receive money in variable amounts, the number of divisions cut 0d at one time corresponding with the amount of money he receives; and, in order to give publicity and to draw the attention of the payer to the length of ticket or receipt that is being delivered, the apparatus is, when required, provided with a bell which, on delivering the tickets, is caused to strike or ring as each division of paper is delivered outside the apparatus.

In order to carry out my invention, I provide a casing, preferably of a cylindrical form, which contains a reel of paper, the end of which is projected through an opening, the arrangement of casing and reel of paper being similar to the ordinary tape-measu res inclosed in a circular case. Attached to the outside of the case is a fixed handle carrying the said case provided with suitable mechanism inside. For delivering the paper there is another handle or lever which is movable on a pivot, as hereinafter more particularly described.

The mechanism inside the casing, which is actuated by the pivoted handle or lever for delivering the paper, may be arranged in various ways. The following is an arrangement which I find very advantageous: At one side of the casing I provide a radial arm sliding on a block, which said block turns on a pivot fixed in the center of the side of the casing. Attached to the block is a pinion, which is actuated by teeth or cogs attached to and near the extremity of the movablelever or handle. As the block is moved round on its center, the radial arm is carried with it, so that on the opening and closing of the handles the arm is alternately moved backward and forward, the radial arm at the same time being free to slide on the block in a direction away from or toward the center pivot.

In order to give the desired sliding motion to the radial arm, I provide a metal plate having a curved slot, into which slot a pin which is fixed to one end of the radial arm projects. This plate is mounted loosely on the side of the casing by two pins fixed to the ends of the plate, and which project into short curved slots in the casing. I provide at each end of the plate springs so arranged that the spring at one end presses the plate toward the center pivot, the spring at the other end pressing the plate away from the center pivot. Near to the other end of the radial arm, and attached thereto, I provide afixed pin orstud, which takes against a curved guide-plate attached to the side of the casing, the length of the guide-plate corresponding with the length or division of the paper or other material to be cut off. Attached to this end of the radial arm is a projecting piece of metal extending across the casing and over the reel of paper, the said projecting piece of metal being provided with pins to seize hold of the paper. The relative position of these various parts is so arranged that at the normal'or open position of the handles the radial arm is pressed by the spring at one end of the metal plate away from the center pivot. In that position the pins on the projecting piece of metal attached to the radial arm will then pierce the paper, and on the motion of the radial arm caused by closing the handles the paper will be moved forward until the stud, taking against the curved plate, is moved to the end of the said curved plate, and at the same time the other end of the radial arm will be in a position to receive the force of the opposing spring, when the radial arm will slide on the block and the pins recede from the paper, leaving it free. Bythistime the handles will be closed together. On the reverse motionof the radial arm, which takes place when the handles are opened, the projecting stud takes against the upper or outer surface of the curved plate, and the pins are prevented from entering the paper until the arm has moved backward to the other extremity of the curved plate,when, the radial arm being again free to slide on the block, the first spring will again come into action and will bring the arm into its normal position. When it is required to employ a bell, which I find it advantageous to do, it is fixed to the outside of the casing and provided with a hammer actuated bya spring, which may be withdrawn from the bell by a projecting stud or pawl on the movable handle, so that each time the handle is closed the bell is made to ring. A suitable arrangement for cutting off the paper consists of a knife, which may be inside the casing and which may communicate by a cord or lever with a short crank-lever, near the outward extremity of the movable handle. This crank-lever is provided with a projecting stud, which takes against a curved plate attached to the movable handle in such a manner that the cranklever cannot be operated until the movable handle is quite closed or opened, when the stud on the crank-lever will be at the ends of the curved plate, and the lever actuating the knife can then be operated. At the point where the paper leaves the outer casing I provide two lips to hold the portion of thelength of paper forming the ticket when cutoff until it is taken away by the person paying the money.

To render the apparatus more convenient for the collection of fares, Ipropose to provide it, when required, with a suitable receptacle, into which the fares can be placed by the passengers, so that in all cases it will be possible for a conductor or other collector of fares to do all that is requisite byemplo'ying one hand.

In order to enable my invention to be fully understood, I will proceed to describe the same by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure I is a side elevation of a checking apparatus constructed according to my invention, the bell being removed and the casing of the apparatus shown in section in order to show the interior mechanism, the parts of which are in their normal position, or that which they occupy when the handles are open. Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. 1, but showing the parts of the mechanism in the position they occupy when the handles are closed. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken through the casing and bell of the apparatus and showing a plan of the interior mechanism. section on line A B of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is asec tion on line C D of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a view showing the casing in section and the interior mechanism in elevation, the section being taken on the line E F of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a section on line G II of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is aside elevation of the apparatus, only part of the handles being shown. Figs. 9 to 23 are do tached views of parts of the apparatus.

Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.

A B represent the casing, of cylindrical form, and b the reel of paper contained therein and capable of rotating on a spindle, a.

c is the opening in the casing through which the end of the paper (I is projected.

e is the fixed handle, which carries the case A B. f is the other handle or lever, which operates, as hereinafter described, to deliver the paper (I. is the pivot on which the handle fmoves, the said pivot being fixed to a plate, h, dividing the casing into two compartments, A and B, and to which the casing is attached.

z is the spring, which serves to hold the handles 6 andf open in their normal position, as in Figs. 1 and 5.

j is the radial arm, situated in the partA of the casing and slotted, as shown at k. Figs. 9 and 10 are an elevation and an edge view, respectively, of this arm.

Z Z represent the block on which the radial armj slides. The block Z Z is formed in two parts, one of which parts, Z, is formed with a reduced portion, as shown in Fig. 11, which is an end elevation of the part Z, Figs. 12 and Fig. 4 is a l3 representing face and edge views, respectively, of the same. The said reduced portion fits in a slot, 7c, in the armj, and the partl of the block, (shown in face and edge views, respectively, at Figs. 14. and 15,) which is wider than the reduced portion of the part Z, being then screwed to the part Z, the arm j can slide on the reduced portion, the block Z Z acting as a guide therefor.

m is the pivot fixed in the center of the plate h, and on which the block Z Z turns, carrying with it the radial arm j.

n is the pinion fixed to the part Z of the block, and 0 0 are the teeth or cogs on the end of the part of the movable lever or handlef, (shown detached in side elevation and plan at Figs. 16 and 17, respectively,) the said part 19 forming a quadrant, whereby when the handle f is moved on its pivot m the block Z Z and radial arm will be rotated.

q is the loose plate for giving the required sliding motion to the radial'arm j, and r is the curved slot therein. This plateis shown in face and edge views, respectively, at Figs. 18 and 19.

s is the pin on one end of the radial arm j, which pin projects into and works in the slotr.

t and a are the pins fixed to the ends of the plate q.

o and w are the short curved slots in the plate h, into which the pins 16 and a, respectively, project and work.

zris a pin or stud at the center of thelength of the plate q, which pin or stud works in a slot, y, in the plate h, and serves to assist in keeping the plate q in position.

z and z are the springs at each end of the plate q. The spring 2 bears against the edge of the. plate (1 and tends to press one end toward the central pivot, m, and the other spring, 2', bears against the pin t at the opposite end of the plate q and tends to press this end away from the central pivot, m.

b is the pin or stud fixed near the opposite end of the radial arm j, and c is the curved guide-plate against which the pin or stud b bears. The plate 0 is fixed to theplate h, and is of a length corresponding with the length or division of the paper to be cut off. I

d is the piece of metal projecting from the radial arm j and extending through a recess, 0, cut in the plate It and through the part B of the casing over the reel 1) of paper d.

ff f are the pins or points with which the projection d is provided, and which serve to seize hold of the paper and carry it forward, as hereinafter described. The paper (1, as it comes from the reel b, passes between two cylindrical plates, and h, forming a guide therefor and serving to hold it while the pins f enter it. Y

t" i are slots in the'platcs g and h, through which the pins pass to the paper and in which they travel when carrying the paper forward.

j. is thebell, which is fixed to the outside of the part A of the casing, and k is the hammer of the same.

m is the spring for actuating the hammer k. n is the pawl on the part p of the movable handle j, which pawl, when the handle f is moved toward the handle 6, comes against the rod 0, carrying the hammer, and withdraws the same from the bell, and then releases it and causes the bell to ring. On the handlef moving back, the pawl will give way and pass the rod 0.

p is the spring of the pawl, and q the stop for the same.

r is the knife inside the casing for cutting off the lengths of paper as the latter is fed through the opening 0 in the apparatus.

8 is the lever for operating the knife r. The said lever is shown detached in elevation and plan at Figs. 20 and 21, respectively, and has its fulcrum on the pivot m. The levers is formed with a lateral projection, if, having a slot or recess for receiving a pin, a, on the knife 1". The said pin works in a slot, '0, in a bracket or plate, to, fixed to a plate, p, on the end of the cylindrical plates 9 and h. The paper leaves the plates g and h at :0, through a slit in the plates 9 and y, immediately in front of the edge of the knife.

a a are pins or studs on the plate y, over which pins or studs pass slots b b in the knife r, thereby serving as guides to the knife.

0" is the crank-lever near the part at the end of the movable handlef. Figs. 22 and 23 represent detached face and edge views, respectively, of thislever, which is in communi cation with the knife through the lever s, by means of which it is operated in the following manner: The crank lever c pivots at d, and is provided with a pin or stud, e", which is caused to bear against the lever s by a spring, f, so that when the lover s is moved on its fulcrum m to operate the knife the cranklever 0* will move with it. The spring f at the same time serves to bring back the lever s when released from pressure. is the projecting stud on the other face of the crank-lever 0.

h is the curved plate on the end of the part 1) of the movable handle f, against which the stud 9 takes, and on which it rests while the handlef is being moved, so that the crank-lever 0 cannot be then moved, and consequently the levers cannot be depressed to operate the knife. hen, however, the handlefis quite closed or opened the plate will be clear of the stud g", and the knife can then be operated. The opening 0 is of the form of two lips, and is provided with a piece of indiarubber or other suitable material to hold the ticket or portion of the length of paper when out off until it is taken away by the person paying the money. it is the door of the apparatus, which is provided with suitable means to allow of locking the same. l

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: The reel 1) being supplied with the requisite length of paper (1, divided or marked off in spaces of equal length, each of which represents a receipt for a predetermined sum of IIC money, (which length must correspond with I As the crank-lever will be again clear of the the distance traversed by the projection d,)the curved plate h the handle f in opening will by a conductor of an omnibus, for example. Upon the receipt of a fare, which, for example, may be represented by one of the divisions or spaces into which the paper d is divided, the conductor, in order to deliver a ticket or receipt for the amount thereof, (the parts of the apparatus being in the position shown in Figs. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7,) presses the handles e and f close together into the position shown in Fig. 2. The handle f in turning upon its pivot will, by means of the teeth upon the part 19, rotate the pinion n and radial arm j, the. projection d of which will, by means of the pins f, carry forward the strip of paper d to the extent of one division thereof, the army being guided by the pin or stud b thereon, bearing upon the under side of the curved guide-plate c. Assoon, however, as the handles 0 andf have closed together the pin or stud will have passed the end of the plate 0, and the pin 8 will have moved in the slot 1' to that end of the plate g which carries the pin a, and the spring 2, pressing against the plate q, will force the radial arm 7' (which is no longer restrained f were closed, this operation can now be effected in the manner hereinbefore described.

the apparatus is again used to feed forward a ticket or length of the paper (I.

If the fare to be paid be represented by two or more lengths or divisions of the paper (I,

handles 6 and f must be closed, in order to have carried back thepawln, which, on com- 70 raise the pins f out of the slots 2'. The end ing against the cranked part of the rod 0 car- 5 ofthe paper is then passed between the plates 'rying the hammer of the bell, will be turned 9 and h and round to the lips or opening 0, on its pivot, and when it has passed by the and the door If of the apparatus being then rod 0 will be moved into its original position locked or otherwisesecured itis ready for use by its spring 1), readyto operate the bell when 75 the conductor would operate the handles a f 8:)

two or more times in the manner hereinbefore described, so as to feed forward two or more of the said lengths or divisions, and would then depress the lever s, and thereby cut them off, the bell being sounded at each operation of the handles cf.

When the whole of the strip of paper (I has been used, a fresh strip is placed in the apparatus, and it will be obvious that the money received by the conductor in payment of fares must correspond with the number of lengths or divisions which have been delivered by the apparatus. It will also be obvious that, if required, the herein-described arrangen'ient of parts for operating a bell can be dispensed with.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of mysaid invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,

5. In a checking apparatus, the combination, with the reel-spindle and with the mechby the plate 0) to slide upward and withdraw I declare that what I claim is 100 the pins from the strip of paper (Z, as shown 1. A checking apparatus having in combiin Fig. 2. The crank-lever 0 will now be free nation two handles constructed substantially to move downward, as its stud 9* will beclear as described and adapted to feed a givenlength of the plate It", and the lever s can therefore be of paper from a reel, and a knife or cutter atdepressed and the knife r operated to cut off tached to a supplemental lever, 8, arranged to 05 the length of paperwhichhas been fed forward, be actuated at the will of the operator, and

40 and the person paying the fare can then take when actuated to cut off the paper at any dethe cut offticket orreceipt. As the handlefis sired length, substantially as set forth. moved on its pivot to feed forward the paper 2. A checking apparatus having in combic, as just described, the pawl n on the said nation two handles constructed substantially I partp will come againsta cranked part of the as described and adapted to feed a desired rod 0, carrying the hammer is of the bell j, length of paper from a reel, a knife or cutter and by hearing against its stop 9 will first attached to asupplemental lever, 3, arranged move the hammer away from the bell, and then, to be operated at the will of the operator, and sliding past the said cranked part of the rod a piece of rubber or similar material adapted 5 0, will release the hammer, which will sound to hold ready'for delivery the paper when cut the bell. Pressure being now removed from off, substantially as set forth.

the handles 0 and f, the radial arm 9, with its 3. A checking apparatus having in combiprojection d, will move back into its original nation two handles constructed substantially position, the stud b sliding on the upper suras described and adapted to feed the desired I20 face of the curved guide-plate 0, whereby the length of paper from a reel, a knife or cutter pins f are kept from contact with the paper attached to a supplemental lever, 8, arranged d. When, however, the handles have been to be operated at the will of the operator, and completely opened by their spring 2, the raa hammer and bell, substantially as set forth. dial army' andprojectiondwillbemoved down 4. In a checking apparatus, the combina- 25 into the position shown in Figs. 1 and 4 by tion, with 'a pivoted handle havinga quadrant the end of the plate q, carrying the pin it, beend and guide-plate, of a sliding radial arm, ing forced outward from the pivot m by its j, provided with a projection having pins, the spring 2, the pin 8 on the end of the radial arm said parts operating to feed forward the paper having then moved in the slot '2' to the said end or other material when the handle is closed, 1 0 oftheplate. Should the conductorhave omitsubstantially as hereinbefore described, and

ted to cut off the ticket while the handles e and represented in the accompanying drawings.

anism for feeding forward the paper or other material, of the slotted guide-plates g h, concentric with each other and with the reel-spindle, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore shown and described.

6. A' checking apparatus having in combination two handles, one of which is a reacting lever, feeding-pins actuated by such lever for feeding forward and guiding thepaper or other material, and an independentlever adapted to be operated at will for cutting off any desired length of paper fed forward.

7'. A checking apparatus having the described mechanisrn for feeding forward the paper and an independenthand-lever for cutting 

